“By creating we think, by living we learn” Patrick Geddes
Please note that this course is only offered for academic year 2012-2013. If you wish to study with us from September 2013, please see our new Catchment Hydrology and Management course.
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| Academic School: | School of the Environment |
| How to apply: | Apply online via UKPASS |
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Closing date: For entry Sept 2012, apply before 15th Aug 2012 (if you need a visa to study in the UK) |
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Water is a key resource globally, nationally and regionally. As the world population increases, as per capita demand for water increases, and as governments increasingly are forced to act to protect water, the demand for scientists and managers to monitor and manage water and the natural systems dependent on it is only going to increase. The programme seeks to provide an authoritative source of training which will be recognised nationally and internationally.
Scotland's environment watchdog, SEPA is working with the University of Dundee to on a unique initiative to address the shortage of skilled scientists to meet Scotland's future flood risk management challenge. Information about new trainee posts is under "Sources of Funding" below.
This degree programme is built on research expertise which has been engaged in Water Framework Directive (WFD) preparation for almost 10 years, and reflects the status of water as a key strength in Dundee which draws together staff in many apparently diverse disciplines. Staff lecturing on the programme have professional backgrounds in hydrology, water law, freshwater ecology, planning and resource management.
The programme involves many expert practitioners coming to the university to lecture and lead seminars, especially in relation to flood hazard management. Scotland has been recognised as leading European thinking on implementation of the Directive, so the involvement of key personnel representing the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), the insurance industry, environmental consultancies and planning authorities will benefit course participants.
Many of the academic staff on the programme are involved in the UNESCO Centre for Water Law, Policy & Science - the UK's only UNESCO Centre, based at the University of Dundee. The Centre is an exciting interdisciplinary centre providing many opportunities for water-related research in projects worldwide.
The School of the Environment has recently completed a major investment in upgrading its hydrometric field equipment for use by SCM students. In addition to our already strong resource base in flow measurement equipment, covering ADCP, ADV, radar and more traditional impeller based instruments, we have now expanded our water level monitoring equipment to 25 instruments.
Fieldwork and problem-solving aspects of the course are being extended in 2012, with students being responsible for selecting, installing and operating their own sites and analysing the data from them. We have three experimental catchment facilites in Scotland, in the Cairngorms and the Scottish Borders, and students will gain valuable insights and experience through becoming directly involved in these projects.
Students accepted on to the programme have an exciting new opportunity to study in Australia as part of their degree. The University of Dundee has funding available from the European Union and the Government of Australia to enable students to spend five months of their degree programme studying courses at the Universities of Adelaide, South Australia, Flinders, Central Queensland and Deakin.
This exchange programme will provide you with an invaluable opportunity to gain an insight into Catchment Management practices in Australia, and will greatly benefit your future career.
To provide participants with opportunities to:
There is currently a serious shortfall in training provision for sustainable catchment management. This is a process demanded by the EU Water Framework Directive (2000) and the Floods Directive (2007). Therefore, graduates from the programme are expected to meet good career prospects.
Dissertations may be organised using contacts within organisations employing graduate water specialists, and participants will have other opportunities during the year to make direct contact with employers. Staff are able to provide advice on many organisations within which graduates of other Dundee programmes are already employed, in conjunction with the University's Careers Service.
In order to achieve the synergies which are aims of the programme, almost all of the taught modules are compulsory, although considerable choice exists in relation to project work.
Much of the teaching combines lecture material and informal seminar-style discussion, encouraging students to explore taught materials and interpret ideas individually. Field classes are held in order to study monitoring and management strategies in realistic situations, with opportunities to meet the people involved in these activities.
Students wishing to study only for the Postgraduate Diploma study until the group project, but do not take the individual project.
A single exam diet is held at the end of Semester 2, carrying 50% of the assessment of the Diploma and 33% of the assessment of the MSc as a whole, the remainder of the assessment being by coursework. Admission to the MSc is by satisfactory completion of the Diploma assessments.
Coursework assessments are reports and essays in the main, and include use of specialist analytical techniques, (e.g. LowFlows software for assessing water resource availability) as well as review and analysis of published and unpublished sources.
The video below shows MSc students from our MSc Sustainable Catchment Management and Remote Sensing courses measuring the flow of the mighty River Tay from Kenmore Bridge, Perthshire using an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP).
You should have, or expect to have, an honours degree of 2.2 standard or better, or equivalent, in either an appropriate discipline such as Geography, Environmental Science, Planning, Ecology, Civil Engineering, or any other discipline, backed by experience relevant to the programme.
English Language Requirement: IELTS of 6.5 (or equivalent), if your first language is not English. Please check our Language Requirements page for details of equivalent grades from other test providers, and information about the University of Dundee English Language courses.
Information about the School of the Environment scholarships can be found on the School of the Environment scholarships webpage.
Other sources of funding for postgraduate students can be found on our Scholarships webpage.
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Admissions Contact |
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Postgraduate Coordinator Dr Mark Cutler Geography School of the Environment University of Dundee Nethergate Dundee DD1 4HN Scotland Telephone: 01382 385446(from the UK) Telephone: +44 1382 385446(from outside the UK) Fax: 01382 386773(from the UK) Fax: +44 1382 386773(from outside the UK) Email: m.e.j.cutler@dundee.ac.uk |
Postgraduate Admissions Admissions and Student Recruitment University of Dundee Nethergate Dundee DD1 4HN Scotland Telephone: 01382 384 384 (from the UK) Telephone: +44 1382 384 384 (from outside the UK) Fax: 01382 385 500 (from the UK) Fax: +44 1382 385 500 (from outside the UK) Email: postgrad-admissions@dundee.ac.uk |
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